Law:
Well-Known Law Firm and Ex-Employee Argue About Whose Internal Email Insults Were the Worst
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Feasting on Paperwork
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Legal support firm A. Gallo seeks bankruptcy sale
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Federal Judge Sides with NJ Solo, Strikes NY Law Requiring In-State Office for Out-of-State Lawyers
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Some Major Firms Based in Pa. are Raising 1st-Year Associate Salaries
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Two Minutes of Terrorist Triumph: Alone With the TSA
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Outsourcing And How It Maybe Won’t Totally Ruin Your Life
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UK’s top firms fail to increase female equity partner figures
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Battling Barratry: Lawyers Publicize New Law, Predict Its Impact
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Harris Beach Remembers Its Staffers Killed on 9/11
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State Bar to Offer Free Advice to Aid Flood Victims
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The Ivy League Hermeneutics of Footwear
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"Obviously some people in my office . . . all of them . . . don't like me."
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Keep E-Discovery Costs From Torpedoing Litigation Budgets
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JPMorgan Chase, BofA, KKR, Madoff, Dow, Ford in Court News
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When Clients Attack
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Cooley Law School report finds "the blogs and media have it almost completely wrong" - law school is a great career choice
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Beware the Google
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Tech-Savvy Associates Want It All, and Some Firms Oblige
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Courtship Connection Chitown: Hush, Puppies
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Obama’s Uncle Released From Jail
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Daycare Worker Accused Of Drugging Children To Make Them Nap
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Judges:
ND's federal bankruptcy court judge sworn in
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North Dakota's first female US Bankruptcy Court judge sworn in
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Ex-Judge Faces Ethics Case, as Lawyer, re Alleged Chats with Murder Prosecutor While Still On Bench
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State Courts Recall 9/11 Attacks and Three Lost Court Officers
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Wall Street:
US stock futures signal further sharp losses
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Stocks Hit Hard as Euro Zone Fears Tear Through Markets
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Global stocks plunge amid talk of Greek default
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U.S. Stocks Drop as Greece’s Deteriorating Finances Offset Obama Jobs Plan
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Markets Tank As Bernanke And Obama Fail To Stoke Confidence
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Wall Street swoons amid uncertainty over Europe's debt
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Layoffs:
Bank of America retrenches, plans to cut 40,000 jobs
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Quinn's Cuts: 1900 Layoffs , Closure Of Seven Facilities
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Obama jobs plan heartens frustrated blacks
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Think tank says residents lack education for average jobs
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Demand For Educated Workers Outpaces Supply
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A Jobs Program in Need of Reform
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Help Wanted (But Debtors Need Not Apply)
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy bill passes Assembly and heads to Jerry Brown
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Jefferson County, creditors spar over sewer assets
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JeffCo Commission to meet Friday regarding sewer crisis
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Quinn to lay off 1,900 state workers, close facilities to help save $313 million
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Quinn defends breaking deal with state employee union
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Obama jobs plan splits leaders of strapped states
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IP:
Righthaven says it might have to file for bankruptcy
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Next Jump hits back in Borders IP lawsuit
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Eastman Kodak: On The Road To Bankruptcy
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First to File--Patent Thoughts
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Media:
Lee Enterprises Lenders Agree to $904.5 Million Refinancing
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Health Care:
Kaiser Permanente grants $4.2M to keep Doctors Medical Center afloat
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Possible layoffs at Valley Care Health System
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No Job, No Insurance, No Health Care
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Dollars for Docs: 12 Companies, More Than $760 Million in Payments
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Mass Torts:
BofA may need litigation trust for lawsuits
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Law Professor Says DOJ Failed on Asbestos Fraud
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Committee Statements: Lester Brickman, Michael Carter, Charles S. Siegel, James L. Stengel
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Congress Examines Alleged Fraud by Asbestos Claimants
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La. business' growth stunted by asbestos lawsuits
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Paper:
NewPage Said to Cut Rate on Portion of $600 Million DIP Loan
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Lehman:
Ex-Lehman Bros. directors object to releasing $90M in insurance funds
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Pair Charged in Fraud Scheme in Tucson
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Cynthia Warner Charged In Fraud Case
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Corporate Governance:
Can Creditors File A Derivative Action Against Limited Liability Company?
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Retailing:
Amazon deal with Legislature a 'classic compromise'
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Electricity:
More than 4 million lose power in major blackout
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San Diego Bartender Defies Power Blackout
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Blackout in Ariz., Calif. and Mexico a reminder of the vulnerabilities in power grid
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Human Error Investigated in California Blackout's Spread to Six Million
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How Did 1 Person Knock Out Power for Millions?
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San Diego tap water declared safe; boil warning lifted
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Mail:
Postal Service Needs 'Dramatic Action' From Obama, Carper Says
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Video Games:
Tax Breaks for Games Makers are So Rich, Even Oil Companies Question Their Fairness
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Aviation:
Ansett Airlines, the best and worst of times
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Gambling:
Lake of Torches Appellate Decision: “Management Contracts” Are Still a Burning Issue in Tribal Gaming Financings
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Appellate Panel Upholds Voiding of Wisconsin Tribe s Bond Indenture
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Tax:
Swiss committed to solving U.S. tax spat
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Hunt On For New Safe Havens After Swiss Act
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Obama Promises Ideas for Tax Overhaul
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Why The Tax Code Is A Mess
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Private Equity:
Private equity's 'anti-competitive' problem - Is private equity guilty of collusion?
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Financial Literacy:
Lawyers spread financial education
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Golf:
Emerald Springs Golf Course in the rough: Course struggles, its future uncertain
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Economy:
Treasuries Rise, 10-Year Yields Fall to Record on Greece Financial Turmoil
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Greenspan: Quantitative Easing Did Little
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Employers Say Jobs Plan Won’t Lead to Hiring Spur
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More Economists React: Gauging Impact of Obama Jobs Proposal
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Oh, Just Stop!
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Paying for Obama's Plan is Complicated
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American Jobs Act: Maybe not too late, but definitely too little
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Is Manufacturing Falling Off the Radar in the US?
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Fed Chief Describes Consumers as Too Bleak
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Don't expect a home run from the Fed
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Obama’s Jobs Plan Puts New Pressure on Supercommittee
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Reports: Bank of America considers huge job cuts
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9/11: Costs Still Hit Our Economy
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Many Afghans Shrug at 'This Event Foreigners Call 9/11'
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What If Social Security Disappeared?
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Massive default is best way to fix the economy
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Americans' Life Ratings at Two-Year Low
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
No quick fix for banks' U.S. mortgage liability
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Attorneys, Associations Warn of Lender Lawsuits
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Appeals Court Favors MERS In Arizona Case
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Housing regulator says it is considering wider mortgage support
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More Clues Of A Mega Mortgage Refinance Plan On The Way
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How Much Would A Massive Mortgage Refinancing Really Help The Economy?
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Obama seeks to broaden mortgage refinancings
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Obama refinancing plan problematic, but possible
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Analysts see vague housing direction from Obama administration
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Banks being squeezed by mortgage investors
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More than 838,000 homeowners have refinanced their mortgages under the program since 2009
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Obama mortgage refinance plan nicks investors
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Geithner: Regulator 'Very Supportive' Of Refinancing Boost
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In favor of wholesale mortgage refinance
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Following Obama jobs speech, mortgage interest deduction in the cards?
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Housing Finance: Role of the Government Guarantee
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NC: Another coastal developer files for bankruptcy
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South Edge Allowed to Seek Creditor Vote on Reorganization
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Bank of America Seeks to Dismiss Thornburg Countrywide Mortgage Lawsuit
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The Fall And Rise Of The Housing Market - Part Three
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The Fall And Rise Of The Housing Market - Part Four
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Fitch: August CMBS delinquencies drop to 8.65% from record rate in July
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CMBS Workouts Led To Lower Delinquency Rate In August
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Solar:
Solyndra investigation expands as agents visit executives’ homes
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FBI questions execs of bankrupt Calif. solar company that got $500 million in federal loans
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Solyndra Painted Rosy Picture of Its Finances to Workers, Congress
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FBI raid on Solyndra may herald escalation of watchdog probe
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Department of Energy officials sat in on Solyndra meetings
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Solyndra Painted Rosy Picture of Its Finances to Workers, Congress
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Job fair held for former Solyndra workers
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Banking:
U.S. banks look for kinder, gentler death plans
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Living Wills Final Rule Scheduled for Approval
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Bank of America Tries to Cut Its Way Out of a Hole
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What the Bank of America shake-up means for you
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BofA to cut at least 40,000 jobs
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Extreme makeover BofA: An asbestos solution
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The First National Bank of Florida Acquired By CharterBank of Georgia
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Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 986 Institutions
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BNP Paribas, Soc Gen, and Credit Agricole prepare for Moody's downgrades
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French Banks' Steep Fall May Limit Further Drop
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Autos:
UAW Said to Seek Record $10,000 Signing Bonuses in Talks With Automakers
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UAW's GM Contract Likely to Lead Others
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Potential Saab savior gets good signs
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Saab down to last gasp, China may throw lifeline
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'No salary cash at Saab': Muller
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Saab's demise sign of times
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Unions hold off bankruptcy action against Saab
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GM's Opel facing uncertain future
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Religion:
Judge orders insurers to pay in diocese bankruptcy
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Mass Transit:
Resolution puts Las Vegas Monorail on track to exit bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
Owner of Gino's East may bid for Giordano's
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Celebs:
Master P Movie Peeps Wanna Get Paid
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'Real Housewives of New Jersey's' Teresa and Joe Giudice Renew Vows (Expensively)
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The Broke and the Beautiful: Baseball Edition
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4 Things Mike Tyson Can Teach You About Savings Accounts
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Financial Lessons From Sports Stars ’ Mistakes
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Former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson being chased for debt
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Turnarounds:
Adviser Reweaves A Tangled Web Of Debt
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Baseball:
Frank McCourt and Bill Burke: Not pals
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Defaults:
Two defaults last week raise the 2011 global corporate default tally to 28 issuers, says S&P
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Debt Collection:
Debt collection firm settles lawsuit for millions
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Ticked off at debt collectors calling their cellphones, Floridians are fighting back
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Collectors Hunt Debtors on Facebook
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Finance:
Surprise! Junk Debt Is Coming Back Into Style
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Politics:
The middle class candidate
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Where some see hostility in Warren, he sees a strong advocate
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Mr. Boehner, Were You Bored?
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Boehner, Biden Chat Golf Before Jobs Speech
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Huntsman Shakes Up Financial Team
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GOP divides on 'Ponzi scheme'
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Perry and the Ponzis
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A Closer Look at Romney's Economic Plan
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Texas and Mass. Still at Health Coverage Extremes in U.S.
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Venue, Sbarro, Viceroy, Evergeen, Fidelis, Spiegel
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Madoff, Solyndra, Lehman, NewPage, Inspirada
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Filings Dropping More Rapidly Than Expected
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Trivia:
Bankruptcy Trivia Contest Answers
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Fraud:
Former auto chemical company CEO, lawyer gets 7 to 21 years for fraud in driving company into bankruptcy
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Clawbacks Without Claws
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Madoff Trustee Picard Sets $272 Million Payout, Sept. 15 Claim Record Date
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Rothstein investor Sochet targeted in $105M suit
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Dreier trustee wants to settle telecom avoidance claim
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Steering Clients Clear Of Fraud
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Citing $350K Bling, NY Judge Gives Ohio Lawyer 7 to 21 Years in $110M ‘Pump and Dump’
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Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Butler Reports to Prison for $1 Billion Fraud
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Sales:
Fifth Circuit Shows Reorganization Investors How to Get and Keep an Expense Reimbursement Order
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Consolidation:
Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Walsh Rejects Substantive Consolidation Retroactivity by Implication
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Insurance:
Mortgage securities lawsuits unlikely to roil D&O
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Insured entity's purported derivative claim against former officers triggers insured vs. insured exclusion
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Hotels:
Sawgrass Marriott about to emerge from bankruptcy , lawyer says
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Judge grants order protecting HI Marriott proprietary information
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Marriott struggles with Edition 'lifestyle' hotel
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Utilities:
Milwaukee judge takes away popular debt maneuver
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Derivatives:
IFR-ISDA committee says TCEH was not insolvent
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UK:
Fifteen big chains face shutting shop
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Vickers: the timetable of reform
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The ICB: Digesting The Details
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Vickers report: key points
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Industry reaction to the Vickers Report
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Dimon vs Vickers
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UK Banks Should Ring-Fence Retail Divisions: ICB
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New finance jobs in London tumble 20 per cent in August
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Appointment of Administrators - 9 September 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 9 September 2011
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EU:
Stark resignation sends shares tumbling
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A stark warning
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Something Stinks in Euroland
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Germany wants deputy FM Asmussen to succeed Stark on ECB board
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Stark resignation limits Draghi's room on bond buys
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The Ghost That Haunts Europe's Debt Crisis
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Merkel Allies Want Euro Exit of Noncompliant Members, ARD Says
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Europe Company Swap Gap to U.S. Surges
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US Blames Eurozone for Economic Problems
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Merkel allies break taboo with Greek default talk
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Berlin prepares for Greek insolvency
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Surviving The Coming European Meltdown
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Draghi's Hands May Be Tied on ECB Stimulus
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Citi's Willem Buiter: There's A Big Third Option For Europe That Nobody Is Thinking About
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European Banks Valued at Post-Lehman Lows Show Sovereign Risks Are Growing
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PIIGS:
Will Germany Decide to Let Greece Fall?
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Germany May be Ready to Surrender in Fight to Save Greece
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Talk of Greece leaving euro not serious: PM
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Schaeuble is preparing for Greek bankruptcy
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Reports: Germans float Greek default idea
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Greece has cash until October
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Another Sign Greece Will Default
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Greece says will stay the course, despite GDP slump
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Greece announces new budget cuts for 2011
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Athens to levy property tax in budget U-turn
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Greek labour unionists threaten to block new property tax
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Greek recession worse than expected, finance minister says
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Papandreou Pushes On With Austerity, Workers Face the Axe
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It Looks Like Everyone's Giving Up On Greece
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Greek Economy Will Shrink More Than Expected, Finance Minister Says
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Papandreou Sets New Measures to Skirt Default
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Greek police prepare for anti-austerity protests
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Probe into Anglo will drag on until next year
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Noonan Seeks Meeting On Anglo
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Nama is one big, fat Orwellian nightmare
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ie: Commercial debt judgments down 90pc as activity tails off
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France:
Moody's May Downgrade Big French Banks
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Canada:
Window and door manufacturer GBO to file for bankruptcy , restructure
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Ontario court rules on corporate group filing
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Contemplating a Corporate Governance Model for Bankruptcy Reorganizations: Lessons from Canada
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Japan:
Japan Finds Out What Happens When Electricity Runs Low
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Japan Economy Shrinks Further
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Japan, Six Months After the Tsunami
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MENA:
Syrians call for int'l protection
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Japan freezes Syrian president's assets
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Syria, Arab League Agree to Reforms
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Violent Protests Sweep Cairo
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Egyptian Protesters Storm Israeli Embassy
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Israel facing 'diplomatic tsunami' with Arab neighbors
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Crisis threatens Mideast ties
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